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• in Politics
  More U.S. Combat Soldiers in Afghanistan?
  U.S.Army Special Forces Counterinsurgency Efforts Continue Despite shortage on U.S. Green Beret Advisers in Afghanistan.
  by desperatelands / on Nov 3, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “counterterrorism”

• Big Medias KSM problem

  
  Beers with Demo — Authority: 525
  Column here by Eugene Robinson, titled “Battlefield in the War of Ideas” is fairly representative of the liberal-Left’s defense of the Obama administration’s decision to try KSM in civilian courts (extreme Cliff notes version: “they” will like us more ). And fairly representative because it also ...
  9 hours ago

• Preparing for The Bio-terrror Threat

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 511
  Preparing for The Bio-terrror Threat - National Terror AlertThe threat of a bio-terror attack on the U.S remains high and may be more likely than you think. That’s because another al-Qaida attack on the U.S. could be much worse than 9/11. The CIA figures it will more likely involve a biological weapon than a nuke, ...
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• Ashcroft Joins Criticism of KSM Trial

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 511
  Ashcroft Joins Criticism of KSM Trial - MainJustice.comFormer Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Friday that trials for the Sept. 11, 2001, plotters could endanger the public and give anti-U.S. elements a public stage to voice their rhetoric, according to the Associated Press.
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• 9/11 Suspects to Use Trial to Explain Themselves

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 156
  Since Attorney General Eric Holder announced the alleged masterminds of the 9/11 attacks would be tried in New York, there’s been much speculation about whether they’ll plead guilty, as some have suggested they would before military commissions, or insist on a trial and put on a defense. Scott Fenstermaker, a ...
  15 hours ago

• Four Face Terror Charges In UK

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 529
  British police have charged four men with terrorism offenses following raids last week in Manchester and near London’s Heathrow airport, an officer says.Israr Malik, 21, was charged with intending to commit acts of terrorism, namely violent jihad, between June 2008 and November 17 this year, the officer said.Matthew ...
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• Senate Judiciary Addresses Cyber Security Status

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 511
  On November 17, the Senate Judiciary Committee took up the subject of cyber security. An FBI witness said his organization considers “the cyber threat to our nation to be one of the greatest concerns of the twenty-first century.” He later said that cyber-based attacks and high tech crime were the FBI’s highest ...
  2 days ago

• Congress Heal Thyself (Con’t – ad nauseum)

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 511
  Once again it is time to revisit the issue of Congressional meddling into the operations of DHS. As has been well established by many commentators, myself included, the only item from the 9-11 Commission’s Report that has yet to be implemented is the consolidation of congressional oversight of the Department of ...
  3 days ago

• Lieberman’s Investigation Into the Fort Hood ‘Terrorist’ Attack

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 156
  Jesselyn Radack at Daily Kos has a nice roundup of yesterday’s Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing , called and led by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who opened the morning session with an announcement that the shootings of 13 soldiers on the U.S. Army base was a “terrorist” attack as opposed to a ...
  3 days ago

• Foreign Repair Stations: The Security Trojan Horse

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 511
  Recently, the House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on the issue of aircraft foreign repair station security. And while the Committees oversight on this issue is commendable, the hearing lacked one important item: an updated risk assessment. This omission, along with the testimony of three union ...
  3 days ago

• ISI helped Mullah Omar to escape to Karachi: US intelligence officials

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  Washington, Nov.20 (ANI): Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar has shifted his base from Quetta to Karachi with the help of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the Washington Times reports.According to the newspaper, two senior US intelligence officials and a former top CIA officer have confirmed that the ...
  3 days ago

• Why study 26/11 when it’s easier to bury it?

  
  The Acorn — Authority: 507
  Democracy cannot operate without sunlight Y P Rajesh in the Indian Express on Mumbai’s unanswered questions: 26/11 deserved an inquiry commission on the lines of the US commission that probed 9/11 and went on to blame the FBI and the CIA for intelligence failures. Particularly since the failures in India ...
  3 days ago

• The Third Strategic Actor

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 743
  I agree with Chris Preble’s assessment of Steve Simon’s opinion piece in the New York Times Tuesday . “ Why We Should Put Jihad on Trial ” is animated by a sound understanding of the strategic logic of terrorism. Simon knows that the proper response is outclassing terrorists in terms of ideology and ...
  4 days ago

• Why We Should Put Jihad on Trial

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 511
  Why We Should Put Jihad on Trial - NYTimes.comThe Justice Department’s decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, in a federal court in New York City has elicited several criticisms. Most are pointless, but one — the idea that it will give a terrorist a platform ...
  4 days ago

• Pentagon Budget Stressed by More Than Wars, Experts and Lawmakers Say

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 511
  Pentagon Budget Stressed by More Than Wars, Experts and Lawmakers Say - CQ TodaySenior members of the House Armed Services Committee expressed grave concerns Wednesday at a hearing that examined the growing pressures on defense budgets. Despite the expansion of Pentagon spending since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, ...
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• Playing Political Football with the Trial of 9/11 Plotters in New York

  
  Reflective Pundit — Authority: 110
  By Brigitte L. Nacos More than eight years after the 9/11 attacks, more than sixyears after the breaking news of the 9/11 mastermind’s arrest, and after manyyears of secrecy, human rights violations, legal maneuvering, and inaction—mostof it during George W. Bush’s presidency--, the Obama administration decided ...
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• GAO: Security agency is making progress, but still falling short

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 511
  GAO: Security agency is making progress, but still falling short - Government Executive.com The Federal Protective Service is making progress, but must fully implement security best practices to meet its mission, the Government Accountability Office reported on Wednesday. According to GAO, the services approach to ...
  4 days ago

• Is the fix in? Pt. II

  
  Beers with Demo — Authority: 525
  So, when is it time to remove the question mark and rearrange the words of the title? Please click here for an exchange between the President and NBC’s Chuck Todd and determine for yourself whether or not the President is “pre-judging” or simply expressing confidence in the prosecution team regarding the ...
  5 days ago

• Khalid Shaikh Mohammed on Trial

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 743
  The Council on Foreign Relations’ Steven Simon makes a difficult case , and he makes it well, regarding the Justice Department’s decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in a civilian court in New York City. I agree with his bottom line: no trial can provide closure for the traumas of that day. But a judgment in ...
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• DHS Together Again: People I’m Thankful For

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 511
  On Tuesday night, I had a drink with more than a hundred friends and what I call my extended family. Many of them I knew; others I didn’t but they were still family. We gathered in a bar in Georgetown to celebrate a unique bond we all share – securing our homeland. We were Republicans, Democrats and Independents. ...
  5 days ago

• Cyber Personal Hygiene is Not Sexy, but It Works!

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 511
  Cyber security continues to be a hot topic. October was Cyber Security Month, and it was filled with conferences, academic discussions, and bold pronouncements by industry groups and individual firms. In my mind, we are forgetting a key element, and the one attempt to address it was lost in the noise. A consumer ...
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